Borknagar

Bergen, Norway ·Progressive Metal ·Est. 1994 ·

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Summits

from Fall

Released 2024

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Borknagar has spent three decades proving that black metal can be both intellectually adventurous and emotionally profound without sacrificing its Nordic soul. From the raw, Viking-inspired majesty of their early albums to the progressive sophistication of their modern masterpieces, the band has consistently evolved while maintaining a singular artistic identity. Their revolving cast of elite musicians and unwavering commitment to musical exploration have produced one of the richest and most consistently rewarding discographies in extreme metal. Few bands have blended black metal, progressive rock, folk traditions, and philosophical depth with such elegance, making Borknagar one of Norway's most visionary and enduring metal institutions.

Discography

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Album

Fall (2024)

Century Media 8 tracks 54:30

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Tracklist

01. Summits Play official video 7:59 lyrics
02. Nordic Anthem Play official video 5:15 lyrics
03. Afar 6:55 lyrics
04. Moon Play official video 5:52 lyrics
05. Stars Ablaze 8:27 lyrics
06. Unraveling 4:34 lyrics
07. The Wild Lingers Play official video 5:34 lyrics
08. Northward 9:54 lyrics

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Vocals
Simen Hestnæs «ICS Vortex» Bass, Vocals
Jostein Thomassen Guitars
Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow Drums

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Album

True North (2019)

Century Media 9 tracks 59:11

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Tracklist

01. Thunderous 8:35 lyrics
02. Up North Play official video 6:30 lyrics
03. The Fire that Burns 6:33 lyrics
04. Lights 5:04 lyrics
05. Wild Father's Heart 5:42 lyrics
06. Mount Rapture 6:08 lyrics
07. Into the White 5:58 lyrics
08. Tidal 9:33 lyrics
09. Voices Play official video 5:08 lyrics

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Vocals
Simen Hestnæs «ICS Vortex» Bass, Vocals
Jostein Thomassen Guitars
Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow Drums

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Winter Thrice (2016)

Century Media 8 tracks 49:38

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01. The Rhymes of the Mountain Play official lyric video 6:41 lyrics
02. Winter Thrice Play official video 6:13 lyrics
03. Cold Runs the River 5:52 lyrics
04. Panorama 5:51 lyrics
05. When Chaos Calls 7:02 lyrics
06. Erodent 6:56 lyrics
07. Noctilucent 3:54 lyrics
08. Terminus 7:09 lyrics

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Members (6)

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Vocals
Andreas Hedlund «Vintersorg» Vocals
Jens Fredrik Ryland Guitars
Simen Hestnæs «ICS Vortex» Vocals
Baard Hvesser Kolstad Drums

Session musicians (1)

Simen Daniel Lindstad Børven Bass

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Album

Urd (2012)

Century Media 10 tracks 59:20

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Tracklist

01. Epochalypse 6:07 lyrics
02. Roots 5:55 lyrics
03. The Beauty of Dead Cities 4:15 lyrics
04. The Earthling Play official video 6:51 lyrics
05. The Plains of Memories 4:27
06. Mount Regency 6:09 lyrics
07. Frostrite 4:50 lyrics
08. The Winter Eclipse 8:46 lyrics
09. In a Deeper World 5:40 lyrics
10. My Friend of Misery 6:20 lyrics

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Vocals
Andreas Hedlund «Vintersorg» Vocals
David Kinkade Drums
Jens Fredrik Ryland Guitars
Simen Hestnæs «ICS Vortex» Bass, Vocals

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Universal (2010)

Indie Recordings 10 tracks 54:35

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Tracklist

01. Havoc 6:41 lyrics
02. Reason 6:55 lyrics
03. The Stir of Seasons 4:01 lyrics
04. For a Thousand Years to Come 6:45 lyrics
05. Abrasion Tide 7:13 lyrics
06. Fleshflower 3:27 lyrics
07. Worldwide 6:59 lyrics
08. My Domain 4:49 lyrics
09. Coalition of the Elements [Bonus track] 5:41 lyrics
10. Loci [Bonus track] 2:04

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
Andreas Hedlund «Vintersorg» Vocals
Jan Erik Torgersen «Tyr» Bass
David Kinkade Drums
Jens Fredrik Ryland Guitars

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Album

Origin (2006)

Century Media 9 tracks 35:57

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Tracklist

01. Earth Imagery 4:52 lyrics
02. Grains 3:43 lyrics
03. Oceans Rise 6:05 lyrics
04. Signs 1:17
05. White 4:46 lyrics
06. Cynosure 2:55 lyrics
07. The Human Nature 4:49 lyrics
08. Acclimation 4:30 lyrics
09. The Spirit Of Nature 3:00

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars (acoustic)
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
Asgeir Mickelson Drums, Bass
Andreas Hedlund «Vintersorg» Vocals

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Album

Epic (2004)

Century Media 12 tracks 57:56

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Tracklist

01. Future Reminiscence Play official video 5:27 lyrics
02. Traveller 5:04 lyrics
03. Origin 4:59 lyrics
04. Sealed Chambers of Electricity 4:13 lyrics
05. The Weight of Wind 3:59
06. Resonance 4:29 lyrics
07. Relate [dialogue] 4:30 lyrics
08. Cyclus 5:26 lyrics
09. Circled 4:47 lyrics
10. The Inner Ocean Hypothesis 5:12 lyrics
11. Quintessence 5:32 lyrics
12. The Wonder 4:18 lyrics

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
Asgeir Mickelson Drums, Bass
Andreas Hedlund «Vintersorg» Vocals (harsh, clean, choirs), Guitars

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Album

Empiricism (2001)

Century Media 10 tracks 50:08

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Tracklist

01. The Genuine Pulse 4:51 lyrics
02. Gods of My World 4:26 lyrics
03. The Black Canvas 5:19 lyrics
04. Matter & Motion 2:30 lyrics
05. Soul Sphere 6:41 lyrics
06. Inherit the Earth 5:30 lyrics
07. The Stellar Dome 5:37 lyrics
08. Four Element Synchronicity 5:51 lyrics
09. Liberated 4:52 lyrics
10. The View of Everlast 4:31 lyrics

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Jens Fredrik Ryland Guitars
Lars Are Nedland «Lazare» Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
Asgeir Mickelson Drums
Jan Erik Torgersen «Tyr» Bass
Andreas Hedlund «Vintersorg» Vocals

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Album

Quintessence (2000)

Century Media 10 tracks 43:29

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Tracklist

01. Rivalry of Phantoms 4:36 lyrics
02. The Presence Is Ominous 4:55 lyrics
03. The Ruins of Future 4:55 lyrics
04. Colossus Play official video 4:28 lyrics
05. Inner Landscape 2:51 lyrics
06. Invincible 4:25 lyrics
07. Icon Dreams 4:33 lyrics
08. Genesis Torn 5:15 lyrics
09. Embers 1:26
10. Revolt 6:05 lyrics

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Borknagar — The Archaic Course (cover art)

Album

The Archaic Course (1998)

Century Media 8 tracks 37:46

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Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Ivar Storm Peersen «Ivar Bjørnson» also in Enslaved Keyboards
Erik Brødreskift «Grim» Drums
Kai Kristoffer Lie «Colt Kane» Bass
Jens Fredrik Ryland Guitars
Simen Hestnæs «ICS Vortex» Vocals, Keyboards

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Borknagar — The Olden Domain (cover art)

Album

The Olden Domain (1997)

Century Media 8 tracks 44:35

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Tracklist

01. The Eye Of Oden 6:02 lyrics
02. The Winterway 7:52 lyrics
03. Om hundrede aar er alting glemt 4:13
04. A Tale of Pagan Tongue 6:13 lyrics
05. To Mount and Rove 4:56 lyrics
06. Grimland Domain 6:19 lyrics
07. Ascension of Our Fathers 3:54
08. The Dawn of the End 5:06 lyrics

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Ivar Storm Peersen «Ivar Bjørnson» also in Enslaved Keyboards
Kristoffer Rygg «Garm» Vocals
Erik Brødreskift «Grim» Drums
Kai Kristoffer Lie «Colt Kane» Bass

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Album

Borknagar (1996)

Malicious Records 22 tracks 105:00

25th Anniversary Re-issue 2021.

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Tracklist

Disc 1 — Borknagar (Remaster 2021)
01. Vintervredets sjelesagn - Remaster 2021 6:48
02. Tanker mot Tind (Kvelding) - Remaster 2021 3:43
03. Svartskogs gilde - Remaster 2021 5:52
04. Ved steingard - Remaster 2021 2:18
05. Krigsstev - Remaster 2021 2:02
06. Dauden - Remaster 2021 5:50
07. Grimskalle trell - Remaster 2021 5:40
08. Nord naagauk - Remaster 2021 3:07
09. Fandens allheim - Remaster 2021 6:23
10. Tanker mot tind (Gryning) - Remaster 2021 3:02
Disc 2 — Bonus Material
01. Vintervredets sjelesagn - Live Session at Grieghallen Studios 1995 6:46
02. Svartskogs gilde - Live Session at Grieghallen Studios 1995 5:52
03. Krigsstev - Live Session at Grieghallen Studios 1995 2:02
04. Dauden - Live Session at Grieghallen Studios 1995 5:52
05. Grimskalle trell - Live Session at Grieghallen Studios 1995 5:45
06. Fandens allheim - Live Session at Grieghallen Studios 1995 5:54
07. Ved steingard - Alternate Mix 2:13
08. Nord naagauk - Alternate Mix 3:29
09. Vintervredets sjelesagn - Rehearsal 1994 6:59
10. Grimskalle trell - Rehearsal 1994 6:14
11. Ved steingard - First ever recording 1994 2:19
12. Vintervredets sjelesagn - Alternate Mix 6:50

Line-up

Øystein Garnes Brun Guitars
Ivar Storm Peersen «Ivar Bjørnson» also in Enslaved Keyboards
Kristoffer Rygg «Garm» Vocals
Roger Tiegs «Infernus» also in Gorgoroth Bass
Erik Brødreskift «Grim» Drums

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Videos

The Wild Lingers

Music video · 2024 · from Fall

Moon

Music video · 2024 · from Fall

Nordic Anthem

Music video · 2024 · from Fall

Voices

Music video · 2019 · from True North

Up North

Music video · 2019 · from True North

LYRIC

The Rhymes of the Mountain

Lyric video · 2016 · from Winter Thrice

Winter Thrice

Music video · 2016 · from Winter Thrice

The Earthling

Music video · 2012 · from Urd

Future Reminiscence

Music video · 2004 · from Epic

Colossus

Music video · 2000 · from Quintessence

BORKNAGAR - Summits (VISUALIZER VIDEO)

Music video · 2024 · from Fall

Musicians

17 musicians have contributed to Borknagar's discography.

Øystein Garnes Brun
12 releases
- Guitars
- Guitars (acoustic)
1. Fall Album 2024 Guitars
2. True North Album 2019 Guitars
3. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Guitars
4. Urd Album 2012 Guitars
5. Universal Album 2010 Guitars
6. Origin Album 2006 Guitars (acoustic)
7. Epic Album 2004 Guitars
8. Empiricism Album 2001 Guitars
9. Quintessence Album 2000 Guitars
10. The Archaic Course Album 1998 Guitars
11. The Olden Domain Album 1997 Guitars
12. Borknagar Album 1996 Guitars
Lazare
9 releases
- Keyboards
- Vocals
- Piano
- Hammond organ
1. Fall Album 2024 Keyboards, Vocals
2. True North Album 2019 Keyboards, Vocals
3. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Keyboards, Vocals
4. Urd Album 2012 Keyboards, Vocals
5. Universal Album 2010 Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
6. Origin Album 2006 Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
7. Epic Album 2004 Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
8. Empiricism Album 2001 Keyboards, Piano, Hammond organ
9. Quintessence Album 2000 Keyboards
ICS Vortex
6 releases
- Bass
- Vocals
- Keyboards
1. Fall Album 2024 Bass, Vocals
2. True North Album 2019 Bass, Vocals
3. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Vocals
4. Urd Album 2012 Bass, Vocals
5. Quintessence Album 2000 Vocals, Bass
6. The Archaic Course Album 1998 Vocals, Keyboards
Jens Fredrik Ryland
6 releases
- Guitars
1. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Guitars
2. Urd Album 2012 Guitars
3. Universal Album 2010 Guitars
4. Empiricism Album 2001 Guitars
5. Quintessence Album 2000 Guitars
6. The Archaic Course Album 1998 Guitars
Vintersorg
6 releases
- Vocals
- Vocals (harsh
- clean
- choirs)
- Guitars
1. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Vocals
2. Urd Album 2012 Vocals
3. Universal Album 2010 Vocals
4. Origin Album 2006 Vocals
5. Epic Album 2004 Vocals (harsh, clean, choirs), Guitars
6. Empiricism Album 2001 Vocals
Asgeir Mickelson
4 releases
- Drums
- Bass
1. Origin Album 2006 Drums, Bass
2. Epic Album 2004 Drums, Bass
3. Empiricism Album 2001 Drums
4. Quintessence Album 2000 Drums
Grim
3 releases
- Drums
1. The Archaic Course Album 1998 Drums
2. The Olden Domain Album 1997 Drums
3. Borknagar Album 1996 Drums
Ivar Bjørnson
3 releases
- Keyboards
1. The Archaic Course Album 1998 Keyboards
2. The Olden Domain Album 1997 Keyboards
3. Borknagar Album 1996 Keyboards
Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow
2 releases
- Drums
1. Fall Album 2024 Drums
2. True North Album 2019 Drums
Colt Kane
2 releases
- Bass
1. The Archaic Course Album 1998 Bass
2. The Olden Domain Album 1997 Bass
David Kinkade
2 releases
- Drums
1. Urd Album 2012 Drums
2. Universal Album 2010 Drums
Garm
2 releases
- Vocals
1. The Olden Domain Album 1997 Vocals
2. Borknagar Album 1996 Vocals
Jostein Thomassen
2 releases
- Guitars
1. Fall Album 2024 Guitars
2. True North Album 2019 Guitars
Tyr
2 releases
- Bass
1. Universal Album 2010 Bass
2. Empiricism Album 2001 Bass
Baard Hvesser Kolstad
1 release
- Drums
1. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Drums
Infernus
1 release
- Bass
1. Borknagar Album 1996 Bass
Simen Daniel Lindstad Børven
1 release
- Bass
1. Winter Thrice Album 2016 Bass